History and the Highway

Most people might know the term "taxation without
representation" which came out of the Boston Tea Party that
occurred on December 16, 1773. On that night, American patriots
dumped 342 chests of tea belonging to the British into Boston
Harbor. But what was it really all about? How did it start and how
did we get here?...

The American Industrial Revolution started with a bang and it
grew with the westward expansion of the United States. After the
Civil War slowed things down, it took the sheer entrepreneurial
will of 4 men to get things moving again. In this episode of
History and the Highway, host Stan Ellsworth delves into the lives
of...

The American Industrial Revolution created the American Dream
and changed American politics forever. In this episode of History
and the Highway, host Stan Ellsworth looks back at the start of the
American Industrial Revolution. From its humble beginnings in Great
Britain to the textile mills in New England, the shift...

Nikola Tesla was a Serbian-American inventor, electrical and
mechanical engineer, as well as a futurist who had a huge impact on
the world and whose inventions are still used today. In this
episode of History and the Highway, host Stan Ellsworth looks back
at the life of Nikola Tesla and how his ambition and drive
led...

From the early days of the steam locomotive to the sleek,
electric diesel giants of the Golden Age the railroad has been the
"native son" of the American nation. In this episode of History and
the Highway, host Stan Ellsworth looks back at the history of the
American railroad from the paths it forged through the
nation...

About the Podcast

It’s history with attitude, and the American story with an edge. We’re looking at those events and people that change history through the power of technology and bigger than life dreams. True stories about real people; not glamorized or sanitized to fit an alternative argument...just the straight dope. No foolin’. No sweater-vested, bowtie wearin’, bifocal sportin’ professor type. Just me and my bike, and American tales right off the road. Sometimes from the “blacktop”, and sometimes from the “road house”, but always as straight and true as the chrome and steel I ride. Always as “down home” as denim and leather.